Toyota Supply Chain Management: A Strategic Approach to the Principles of Toyota's Renowned System - Couverture rigide

Iyer, Ananth; Seshadri, Sridhar; Vasher, Roy

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0071615490 ISBN 13 : 9780071615495

Editeur : McGraw-Hill Professional, 2009

Synopsis

The Toyota Production System is the benchmark used throughout the world for "lean" thinking. Now you can model your own processes after those of the company that "wrote the book on supply chain management." Written by two experts on the subject, along with a former Toyota senior executive, this book details the most celebrated supply chain operation in the world to help you form an integrated, synchronized system that will be the envy of your industry. You will find key insight into the logic behind every point of Toyota's supply chain, along with both the tactics and strategies you can use to build an outstanding system of your own. Toyota Supply Chain Management explains how to achieve balance and efficiency by focusing on: Variety: Determine your variety of offerings based on operational efficiency and market demand Velocity: Maintain a steady flow through all processes of the supply chain Variability: Manage inconsistencies carefully to reduce cost and improve quality Visibility: Ensure the transparency of all processes to enable continuous learning and improvement The authors provide valuable insider tips and offer hands-on guidance for improvingproduction and operations in a variety of industries, including health care, insurance, banking, credit processing, and retailing. With careful attention paid to every aspect of the subject--from principles and theories to operations and best practices--Toyota Supply Chain Management is the most comprehensive, insightful guide to forging a world-class supply chain system.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

Top managementsecrets to buildinga world-classupply chain

Three industry insiders cover every link in Toyota’s supply chain, explainingthe operations and the logic behind them. Toyota Supply Chain Managementwill help you design and oversee significant improvements to your supplychain, including

• Sales planing
• Production scheduling
• Supplier Management
• Logistics
• Parts ordering
• Demand fulfillment

The authors pool their extensive and well-rounded knowledge to provide“how-to” insights for applying the lessons of Toyota in any industry. Usingthis book as your guide, you can create operational efficiency by better connectingoffices, plants, facilities, and vendors.

Apply the lessons of Toyota toensure your company leads the race for growth and profits in today’s competitiveeconomy.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Sridhar Seshadri is a professor of operationsmanagement in the IROM Departmentat the McCombs School of Business, Universityof Texas at Austin. He has done extensiveresearch on supply chain contracts and riskmanagement.
Roy Vasher is a former Toyota seniorexecutive. Vasher played a leading rolein Toyota’s North American and Europeaninitiatives to streamline the supply chain toreduce order-to-delivery lead time. Currentlyhe is president of RPV Consulting, LLC.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0071615490
• ISBN 13: 9780071615495
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 240